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OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan was arrested on suspicion of hiding an encrypted recording device behind the USB port of a television in a meeting room at the San Francisco office; the device had been in place for about two days before being discovered, and he is accused of using or attempting to use the device to intercept oral communications and could face up to five years in prison.
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10/15/2026
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Valid until: 10/29/2026
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